Don't you know you get God all riled up angry when you forbid women to breast feed in public?
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Article published Apr 6, 2006
Breast-feeding rights bill clears Senate, ready for Sanford to sign
SEANNA ADCOX, Associated Press
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina mothers can soon breast-feed their babies in public without fear of being ordered into a dark corner or dirty public bathroom.
A bill that allows mothers to breast-feed anywhere they have the right to be and exempts breast-feeding from indecent exposure laws cleared the Senate on Wednesday. The House approved the measure in February.
Gov. Mark Sanford has not committed to signing it. His spokesman Joel Sawyer said the governor sees nothing wrong with the bill so far, but he wants to review it further when it hits his desk.
"We're 10 inches from the goal line. It's been a fairly long battle," said Rep. Chip Limehouse, R-Charleston, the bill's chief sponsor.
Limehouse introduced the bill after an incident last summer at a Victoria's Secret lingerie store in Mount Pleasant. Lori Rueger said a store clerk told her she could not breast-feed her 10-week-old daughter in a dressing room and encouraged her to use a public restroom in another store instead, a setting nursing moms call unsanitary and uncomfortable. The incident prompted protests and made national news.
Limehouse said he first proposed a breast-feeding rights bill in 1997, but it went nowhere. "The subject was almost ticklish. Legislators didn't know how to deal with it," he said.
Almost a decade later, lawmakers were "piling on" to support it, Limestone said.
Thirty-nine states have already passed laws related to breast-feeding. Of those, 32 states, including Georgia and North Carolina, allow mothers to breast-feed in any public or private location.
Kansas became No. 32 last month when Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed legislation. Bills are awaiting governors' signatures in Kentucky and Mississippi.
"What a great day for breast-feeding moms," said Dr. Lewis Gregory, chief medical officer for Select Health of South Carolina. "We support the rights of women to feed their children whenever and wherever they need to be."
To encourage women to breast feed, his company will offer expectant mothers covered by Select Health free breast pumps beginning May 1.
Studies show breast-feeding improves the health of both the baby and mother. They also show that breast-feeding babies reduces their risk of becoming obese later, helps mothers return to a pre-pregnancy weight and improves a child's immunity system and aids their development
South Carolina ranks near the bottom nationwide in percentage of mothers who breast-feed. Lawmakers hope the approved bill will improve the state's numbers.
"This is step one in getting South Carolina where it needs to be," said Rep. Catherine Ceips, R-Beaufort, who also sponsored the bill.
Answer:
If grown men can go to strip clubs to get breast fed then babies have the same right to Mothers milk anytime , anywhere.
I never knew women had a problem breast feeding.
Everyone knows that it's very very important to breast feed a baby.
Anyone that thinks breast feeding in public is wrong is a jerk.
I think it is good for a mother to breast-feed her baby. But she should wear a shawl or cover herself discreetly while doing it, in my humble opinion.
Ahh Trask, back on track with your crazy questions and youre even early tonight! By just five minutes sure, but still. Im impressed. Youre trying to make it up to everyone because you werent around for a couple days right?
Ah but anyways. Let me ask you something Trask. How can God get angry? Anger is a reactional emotion. You get angry in reaction to something. And since God is supposedly all-knowing, he would have known about all this way before it happened, so he cant react to it, because hes always known it. Follow me? What do you think?
Peace
I agree with you. I remember 20 years ago I had to nurse my baby in public when I didn't have the right clothes/covering and everybody stared at me and I was embarrassed and wondered if I would get in trouble.
Wow, rev, I actually agree with you on something for once (well, except for the "god being angry" stuff. I don't think he cares, honestly). How amazing.
Anyway, yes, I do agree that women should be allowed to breastfeed where they most feel comfortable, whether it be in public or not. However, I do think that they should use some sort of cloth to cover it up. It's just a courtesy. Sort of like belching in public. It's a natural thing to do, but one doesn't normally do it out loud in a public setting.
dilligaff
You're getting wierd again.
they should be able to...
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